Two weekends out of London

For the past two weekends we have been out of London. The first weekend we visited Em and Sam's new place in Eton. They left at 6am on Friday morning in their van with lots of things from their new place.  They didn't stay long on a couch before they found their own place. Their flat is lovely and cute. It has a great view of the Windsor Castle. I think Em is hoping to spot the Queen or another royal any day now doing some shopping. We spent Saturday afternoon watching Sam debut in his first game for Windsor. He was even rewarded with man of the match scoring one try and setting up two. A very good effort for his first game. Saturday night we went to the local Thai for dinner. It was really nice to leave London and see Em's new place. They were so kind and got everything ready for our sleep over. They are both settling in well to their life in the UK. Sam is loving his job and Em is in search for the perfect job.

Last week Ben's dad and Julie arrived for a few days stay. They treated us to the tickets to see Les Mis on Thursday night. It was such a great production. We hadn't seen the recent movie but we didn't have any trouble following the story. Benny and I took the Friday off work as we were driving to Yate just outside Bristol. Keith, Julie, Benny and I were off to see Keith's sister and husband. Ben hadn't seen his aunt and uncle since he was around 3. While we were there we also met Ben's cousin and wife. It was nice to finally meet them. On Sunday morning Ben and I whisked out to have breakfast with my cousin who lives in Bristol and his girlfriend. We had such a yummy breakfast and a very delicious flat white. I just had enough time to have a quick look in the antiques store before heading back to London. Keith and Julie left early Monday morning to Kings Cross Station on their way to Edinburgh. They are going to be travelling now for the next five weeks.

This weekend we are staying around here and doing a few things before heading to Vienna and Cesky Krumlov for Easter. We are off to Vienna to see Jutta and Sebastian. Cesky Krumlov is just a 3 hour car ride from Vienna, so we are doing a little side trip. It is a small town that is world heritage listed. We are really looking forward to a few days off from work.